The first real snow

We got our first real snow the other day (along with it came the cold!). As soon as Alex came home from school - he went outside to play in the snow. All by himself - I was so impressed! He usually only likes to play outside if there is someone to play with him. He also built a snowman all by himself! I could see that he had made a ball by rolling the snow. Unfortunately, he didn't pat it together, so it pretty much just fell apart - but I thought it was great that he tried. I went outside and helped him (a little) - pat some of the snow together. Alex told me that he needed some olives and a carrot. I didn't see the carrots right away, so I gave him a tootsie roll. We used a piece of licorice for the mouth. Alex was quite proud of his creation (the 3rd one he did that night).
I finally got him to come in when it was dark. He played outside for several hours - and went back out the next day. He is loving the snow! It also makes it feel a little more like Christmas. :)